I'm sitting in a deck chair on the Tide Point promenade in South Baltimore thinking about the glorious last seven months of my life.

It's an uncommonly dry night to take in the late night version of this view. It's been as many months since I've sat here in my favorite thinking spot. The Sidekick photo above is a blurry closeup of my digital camera's LCD screen which shows a nice time exposure of the Baltimore skyline reflected in the harbor. Looks like a hazy memory that is coming back into focus.

To be sure, the sundial on the Jersey City waterfront, and the view of The Brooklyn Bridge from South Street Seaport have served me well in recent months. However, with Charm City's little harbor, it's possible to stare straight ahead and see nothing moving except for the water. Impossible to do around Manhattan.

I've returned to meditation at its finest.

- mike lee -